(March 25, 2013 at 8:52 pm)jstrodel Wrote:(March 25, 2013 at 8:34 pm)Tonus Wrote: If you had a quote from a person that shows that they think all arguments from authority are fallacious, you might have... something. As it is, it seems you're reaching. If the person in question agreed in a follow-up post that not all arguments from authority are fallacious, perhaps you missed it or simply decided to misrepresent what that person thinks. Some people might think that misrepresenting a written exchange is a bit dishonest.
Look at Joels signature. He thinks, along with several other people here, that all arguments from authority are fallacious.
If you actually read what I said instead of twisting it, you'll see that's not what I said.
Using an argument from authority as a method of proof is wrong.